A Voyage to South America: Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns, Provinces, Etc. on That Extensive Continent

ISBN-13: 9781108031684 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 536 str.

Antonio De Ulloa; John Adams

Opis

Antonio de Ulloa (1716 95) was a Spanish scientist and mathematician. In 1734 he was asked by Philip V of Spain to join the French geodesic expedition to measure the circumference of the Earth at the equator, and accordingly in 1735 Ulloa and his fellow scientist Jorge Juan y Santacilia (1713 73) travelled to South America, staying until 1744. These two volumes contain the English translation of Ulloa's account of South America, first published in 1758. The work was very popular, producing five subsequent editions: this reissue is of the fourth edition of 1806. It provides valuable insights into the social, religious and economic institutions of colonial South America. Volume I contains detailed descriptions of the cities of Carthagena, Panama and Quito and their provinces, including historical, economic and geographical accounts of the cities, together with an ethnological discussion of indigenous people of Quito."